BBC NEWS | Middle East | Iraqi police detain street people

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Last Updated: Wednesday, 20 February 2008, 15:35 GMT
Iraqi police detain street people
 
Officials said the measures were to protect people living on the streets
Iraqi security forces have been ordered to detain beggars and mentally ill people found on Baghdad's streets who could be exploited by militants.
The Iraqi interior ministry confirmed the order went into effect on Tuesday and that a handful of such people had been picked up from the streets so far.
Those detained will be sent to mental institutions or back to their families...SOURCE